James Thomson | |
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| Born | 13 November 1786 |
| Died | 12 January 1849 (aged 62) |
| Spouse |
Margaret Gardiner
(m. 1817; died 1830) |
| Children | 7, including: James Thomson The 1st Baron Kelvin |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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James Thomson (13 November 1786 – 12 January 1849) was a British Irish mathematician. He was the father of the engineer and physicist James Thomson and the physicist Lord Kelvin.[1]
- ^ "James Thomson" MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews